Comments on: Mark Halperin chats with MC about honesty and integrity … among other things http://www.mccoolidge.com/2010/09/30/mark-halperin-chats-with-mc-about-honesty-and-integrity-among-other-things/ MC Coolidge - Author of Sideways in Sarasota Wed, 09 May 2012 23:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MC http://www.mccoolidge.com/2010/09/30/mark-halperin-chats-with-mc-about-honesty-and-integrity-among-other-things/#comment-2337 MC Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:54:25 +0000 http://www.mccoolidge.com/?p=5506#comment-2337 Thanks Stan -- I think I"m pretty old fashioned too. Thanks Stan — I think I”m pretty old fashioned too.

]]> By: Stan Zimmerman http://www.mccoolidge.com/2010/09/30/mark-halperin-chats-with-mc-about-honesty-and-integrity-among-other-things/#comment-2336 Stan Zimmerman Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:04:59 +0000 http://www.mccoolidge.com/?p=5506#comment-2336 MC: I had a coffee yesterday with a cub reporter, going through what I call "Journo 101." A portion was the DC Ground Rules: on the record, on background, on deep background and off the record. Anything written on background or deep background is self-serving. Folks that won't allow their name to go with their words are scheming for something to improve their lot, and diminish somebody else in their food-chain. Such not-for-attribution info is titillating for sure. Bob Woodward's made a career of it, a career others aspire to. Fast-and-loose are the "facts" when attribution is out-the-window. Color me old fashioned. People say stuff and should stand behind their words. I've worked overseas, and understand sometimes you cannot ID a source because somebody will gun 'em. And their family. I've seen it happen. But America? When I read a domestic story with an anonymous source, I discount it. I'd suggest Mr. Halperin take up fiction. s/StanZ MC: I had a coffee yesterday with a cub reporter, going through what I call “Journo 101.” A portion was the DC Ground Rules: on the record, on background, on deep background and off the record. Anything written on background or deep background is self-serving. Folks that won’t allow their name to go with their words are scheming for something to improve their lot, and diminish somebody else in their food-chain.

Such not-for-attribution info is titillating for sure. Bob Woodward’s made a career of it, a career others aspire to. Fast-and-loose are the “facts” when attribution is out-the-window.

Color me old fashioned. People say stuff and should stand behind their words. I’ve worked overseas, and understand sometimes you cannot ID a source because somebody will gun ‘em. And their family. I’ve seen it happen.

But America? When I read a domestic story with an anonymous source, I discount it. I’d suggest Mr. Halperin take up fiction. s/StanZ

]]> By: Lisa Rubinstein http://www.mccoolidge.com/2010/09/30/mark-halperin-chats-with-mc-about-honesty-and-integrity-among-other-things/#comment-2335 Lisa Rubinstein Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:28:33 +0000 http://www.mccoolidge.com/?p=5506#comment-2335 There are tickets available but going fast so I encourage people to call or go online as soon as possible. Should be a fascinating evening. There are tickets available but going fast so I encourage people to call or go online as soon as possible. Should be a fascinating evening.

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